We were at Jason's home for a week, January 4 through 11, and enjoyed our stay. It was quite cool that week, we weren't able to use the pool. However, we really enjoyed sitting out on the patio/lanai area every day as much as possible. We absolutely loved the neighborhood the home is located in. We would really like to purchase a vacation home in this area, too. Shamrock Park, which is basically right down the street, is a very easy walk. One of the paved trails/walkways is right along the Intercoastal Waterway, which is absolutely beautiful! People ride bikes there, walk, etc. It's a great place.
We also took the ferry over to the private beach, which was like a five-minute ride, seeing pelicans all over. The weather was in the mid-70-'s that day, and it was great. Many people were sitting out at the beach, and we took a long walk along the beach. There were hundreds of seashells there to collect & people were looking for shark's teeth. There was plenty of shopping in this area, several beaches. Historic Venice was very nice with lot of cute shops to walk through.
We liked this home, but, unfortunately, the night we arrived there was no heat, and it was during Florida's cold spell. We phoned Jason that evening, and he told us to call a local plumber, but the plumber said he was required to speak to the owner, but it all got straightened out, and he came out the next morning and replaced the thermostat, cleaned the overhead vents, then the heat worked fine.
The bed in the master bedroom was very comfortable, but we are used to a king-sized bed at home, so we were a little crowded. The home was extremely well stocked, and we only had to purchase our actual meals. All of the staples were already there, including paper towels, toilet paper, washcloths, towels, salt & pepper, sugar, coffee, filters, etc., etc., just real nice. One of the things I would change about the home is to provide more lighting in the living room/dining room area. There is a ceiling fan above the dining room table, but no light in it. There was no overhead lighting in the living or dining room, only a couple of lamps with dark shades, which made it difficult to read at times in the evenings. We would definitely stay at Jason's home again. He was very nice to talk to and very helpful.